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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 7.170

Offer Obeisances Before Describing the Lord

“I again and again offer obeisances unto the Pañca-tattva. Thus I think that I will be able to describe something about the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Ādi 7.170, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The author offers obeisances unto the Pañca-tattva again and again.
  • Through these repeated obeisances, he hopes to be able to describe the Lord’s pastimes.
  • He speaks modestly of describing something about the pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Try this today

Offer obeisances to the Pañca-tattva today before reading about Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

Ask yourself

How might offering obeisances shape your attitude toward describing the Lord’s pastimes?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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